The Strad
‘These are urbane performances, constantly engaging, fascinating in the minutiae of the playing, the sharing of prominence between parts, and in the conversational ebb and flow of counterpoint.’
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'There is definitely a place for Beznosiuk's Handel among the favorites'.
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Fanfare
'Pavlo Beznosiuk's recording of the Op. 6 concerti grossi has a vigor and vitality that set it apart from other performances.'
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Audiophilia.com
'...achingly beautiful and pulsating with energy and life. The precision of their ensemble playing is breathtaking, their interpretations almost impossibly stylish.'
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The Strad
'These are urbane performances, constantly engaging, fascinating in the minutiae of the playing, the sharing of prominence between parts, and in the conversational ebb and flow of counterpoint.'
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Handel Concerti Grossi - The Avison Ensemble - The Irish Times

23 July 2010The Irish TimesMichael Dervan

Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks and Water Music may get the most attention. But the 12 Concerti Grossi, Op 6, which the composer wrote in 1739, are regarded as his true orchestral masterworks, peaks of the musical baroque to be ranked beside Bach's Brandenburg Concertos and the much earlier concerti grossi of Corelli's Op 6. The Twelve Grand Concertos in Seven Parts , as they were titled on their first publication, are given a bright and breezy al fresco energy by the period instruments players of Newcastle's Avison Ensemble under violinist Pavlo Beznosiuk. And the string tone of the 14-player ensemble has a soft-grained texture that adapts readily to the music's more sombre moments.